Jam-Filled Crumb Bars
cjRecipes.com1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup finely chopped nuts
3/4 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup sifted powdered sugar
1/4 teaspoon finely shredded lemon peel
3/4 cup blackberry jam, apricot preserves, OR red raspberry preserves
1 Tablespoon all-purpose flour
1. Stir together 1-3/4 cups flour and the finely chopped nuts.
In a large mixer bowl, beat butter or margarine till softened.
Add powdered sugar and lemon peel and beat till fluffy.
Add flour mixture and beat till crumbly.
2. Press 2/3 of the crumbs onto the bottom of an ungreased 9×9x2-inch baking pan.
Spread with one kind of jam.
(Or, using 1/4 cup each of the three kinds of jam, spread a 3-inch wide strip of each on crumb base).
Stir 1 Tablespoon flour into remaining crumb mixture and sprinkle over jam.
3. Bake in a 375 degree oven for 25-30 minutes or till crumbs are golden. Cool. Cut into bars.
Makes 24
